In his interview with the Azerbaijani service of "Voice of America", co-founder of Forum of Intellectuals, famous playwright Rustam Ibrahimbekov, made a number of sensational statements on topical issues of the political situation in Azerbaijan.
"If the presidential election in 2013 again be rigged, as before, it will lead to social upheaval. In the event of such an explosion, the situation will be the same as it was in Egypt, Libya and Syria, and will set the country 30-40 years back," he said.
According to him, today, it is not important to have a single opposition candidate, it is necessary to have a single program. A new movement that would conventionally be called "Third Force" is being created at our initiative, and it seems to me that the number of voters will increase by 30-40%.
"We want to create a new structure, the National Council, which will combine all democratic and progressive forces. That's about 50 people that will determine a single candidate for the elections. It is proposed to elect this man for a short transition period, one or two years. After the necessary reforms and the election of a new parliament, there must be new presidential elections on the basis of international democratic standards, " said Ibrahimbekov.
"I will not be a candidate for president, I have no political ambitions," said the playwright. He did not mention the name of a possible candidate, which put forward the National Council. However, he expressed confidence that candidate nominated by the National Council, with the support of the democratic forces, will win the presidential election. -02D-
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Armenia is not against the dissolution of the OSCE Minsk Group, but does not consider it appropriate to discuss this issue now. "In the context of peace, we consider it possible to make a decision on the dissolution of the OSCE Minsk Group. When peace is an established fact, the existence of such a format may raise questions," Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said at a press conference today. "The whole question is about the timing, we need to understand how effectively and correctly to turn such topics into a subject of discussion right now," the Armenian Prime Minister added.
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He expressed his willingness to meet with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at the border between the two countries. "A meeting with Ilham Aliyev could take place at the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. I am open to such a format," Pashinyan said at a press conference today. According to Pashinyan, Armenia recently presented another proposal for a peace treaty to Azerbaijan.
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On August 31, Azerbaijan observes a "day of silence" before the Sunday’s early parliamentary elections for the unicameral Milli Majlis. All electoral campaigning is prohibited 24 hours before the voting. The early elections were initiated by the ruling Yeni Azerbaijan Party. This decision was motivated by the overlap of the scheduled elections in November with the global UN forum - the COP20 climate conference taking place in Baku.
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On August 30, at approximately 22:55, the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant in Metsamor was disconnected from the country's power grid, as reported by the Armenian Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure. The shutdown was caused by a lightning strike, which triggered the plant's safety systems to switch the station to a safe shutdown mode. Currently, the plant's staff is working on restarting the facility.
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